Wiki Arthroscopic AC joint repair - AAPC
2014年7月2日 · 2. Arthroscopic AC joint repair/reconstruction Implants: Arthrex Dog Bone Device Indications for Operation Patient presented after he was thrown from his ATV 10 days ago. Xrays demonstrated a type 5 AC separation. The patient chose to proceed with the aforementioned procedures. At no time were any guarantees implied or stated.
Wiki Arthroscopic AC Joint Reconstruction - AAPC
2017年3月13日 · Surgeon used the scope but did make an incision over the clavicle as well and used a Dog Bone fixation system which he positioned under direct visualization and fluoroscopic visual guidance at the base of the clavicle. Is this arthroscopically assisted and I must use 29999, or can I code this...
Wiki Arthroscopic Repair of AC Joint Separation - AAPC
2012年8月19日 · What is the arthroscopic code for repair pf an AC joint separation? Operative Note procedure says: Repair of AC Separation First paragraph of op note says a posterior portal was made and arthroscope placed in GH joint from posterior portal. An anterior portal made under direct vision in rotator cuff interval. It was lateral-anterior.
Wiki coracoclavicular ligament reconstruction w allograft - AAPC
2009年5月27日 · over the AC joint. I took a hemostat through the old AC ligament and fascia out the lateral side pulling this through the tissue, reconstructing the acromioclavicular ligament superiorly and posteriorly. The graft was tied on itself and then with the graft looped on itself and tied with a #2-FiberWire. Now the ends of the graft were cut.
Update Your Understanding of Shoulder Arthroscopy Codes
2019年12月4日 · When an arthroscopic repair of a superior labrum anterior and posterior (SLAP) lesion is performed with debridement of the labrum and biceps tendon on the same shoulder, however, you may only report CPT® 29807 Arthroscopy, shoulder, surgical; repair of SLAP lesion. Per NCCI guidelines, the debridement (29823) is considered included in the ...
Hold Strong When Shoulder Arthroscopy Weighs You Down
2016年3月1日 · Type III is either a debridement under 29822 or a SLAP repair under 29807 Arthroscopy, shoulder, surgical; repair of SLAP lesion. Base your coding on the documentation. If the provider documents a type III repair, report 29807. If debridement is documented, report 29822. Type II and IV are coded 29807. Documentation must be specific to the type ...
Wiki AC Separation/Dislocation/Subluxation - AAPC
2016年1月18日 · 1. The Traditional Grade I, Mild AC Joint injury would equal "Sprain" of the AC Joint: S43.51X _ for the right, and S43.52X _ for the left. 2. The Traditional Grade II, Moderate AC Joint injury would equal "Superior Subluxation of the AC Joint (<100% displacement of the clavicle): S43.111 _ for the right, and S43.112 _ for the left. 3.
How to Code for Claviculectomy - AAPC
1999年11月1日 · Callaway-Stradley points out that often the excision of a piece of the distal clavicle is tied to some other procedure in the shoulder. Examples are acromioplasty and rotator cuff repair. If a separate excision (or better, site entry) can be documented for the partial claviculectomy, a -59 modifier (distinct procedural services) may apply.
CPT® Code 23550 - Fracture and/or Dislocation Procedures on …
ORIF distal third clavicle with CC ligament repair. Without all of the Operative Report to review, it appears that the patient had a distal third of the Clavicle fracture, [U]and[/U] an injury to the AC Joint (how severe is uncertain, but enough to war...
procedures to correct or repair abnormal structures of the body caused by congenital defects, developmental abnormalities, trauma, infection, tumors, or disease. Reconstructive procedures include surgery or other procedures which are associated with an …